Category Archives: Clubman
Could Mini make caravanning cool?
I’ve a love/hate relationship with caravanning. When Top Gear tears caravans and their owners to pieces, I like thousands of others, laugh. But for me its hollow humour. Many childhood summers were spend in one around the country on … Continue reading
Filed under Clubman, James May, jeremy clarkson, Mini, Random stuff, Richard Hammond
Cars we’re driving in January
The Christmas tree is down and the mince pies have all been turned to crumbs, but we’re not sad because January sees the launch of some brilliant new cars. Here’s what we’ll be driving on Auto Trader this month:
Filed under Alfa Romeo, car, Cars, Clubman, Fiat, Golf, Honda, Mini, Mito, Volkswagon
What’s the smallest car you can fit a Christmas tree in?
We took on the challenge of squeezing a seven foot Christmas tree into a Mini Clubman. We tried sliding the tree through the sunroof, through the side windows and across the back seats – which didn’t work. This got us … Continue reading
Filed under Advice, Auto Trader, car, Cars, Clubman, Driving tips, Mini
Our Cars of the Year: Mini Clubman
Feature Writer Alex Eckford’s Car of the Year is the Mini Clubman. Women stopped and stared. Van drivers gave the thumbs up. It’s not a supercar, and it won’t get you from 0-60 in three seconds, but the Mini Clubman … Continue reading
Audi, classic Austins and the Auto Trader Used Car Awards: the week in brief
First stop: Ingolstadt. Yorkshire-based firm Niche Conversions has created this monster TT – the Audi TTC, while Austrian firm OC.T gave the S3 a 70bhp shot in the arm, turning the small Audi into one of the quickest hot hatches … Continue reading
The head-turning Mini Clubman
The Auto Trader team are proud recipients of a Mini Clubman this week – and it’s proved to be a real head-turner. Yesterday Alex Eckford and Andy Goodwin set out in the Clubman to circumnavigate the entire M25. In one … Continue reading
Not made in Britain: the Mini Clubman
While BMW trumpeted the news that its gorgeous CS concept will go into production, the announcement that the Mini Clubman will not be built in Britain was met with a more muted response. The Mini has been a raging success … Continue reading
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